get the better of (=defeat sb.) 打败
in blossom开花
in bulk 成批地
center on (=focus on) 把注意力集中在…上
by chance (=accidentally, by accident) 偶然
charge sb. with …控告某人犯有…
round the clock 昼夜不停地
commit oneself to 致力于
compare…with … 把…与…比较
compare…to… 把…比作…
on condition that (if) 如果 in the event that
confide in 对…讲真心话
be confronted with 面对，面临
in connection with 与…有关
be conscious of (=be aware of) 觉察，知道